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Case Studies in Invertebrate Visual Processing: I. Spectral and Spatial Processing in the Early Visual System of Drosophila melanogaster II. Binocular Stereopsis in Sepia officinalis
… only been demonstrated in one invertebrate: the praying mantis. Cuttlefish require precise distance estimation during their predatory hunt when they extend two tentacles in a ballistic strike to catch their target. Using a 3D perception paradigm whereby the cuttlefish were fitted with anaglyph …
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The Origins, Evolution, and Phylogeny of the Praying Mantises (Dictyoptera: Mantodea)
The relatively small insect order Mantodea (praying mantises) is comprised of approximately 2,366 described species distributed in 436 genera. Members of the group occupy diverse habitats and are distributed across the globe, though their greatest numbers and diversity are concentrated primarily in …